Mentha aquatica   Water-mint

 

 

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I expect to find this plant at the sides of slow streams, in ditches, boggy areas and dune slacks. The leaves have a strong smell and if you walk through a wet area with water mint growing, the crushed leaves soon send up a delicious minty fragrance.

Newborough Warren 13th August 2001

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